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Checklist for Subfamily Scarabaeinae Latreille, 1802 (Dung Beetles)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
414
3689
10159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
411
3685
10153
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
400
3638
10055
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
251
2823
8311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
73
1340
4610
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
68
1161
3766
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Scarabaeiformia
Crowson, 1960
10
162
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Scarabaeoidea
Latreille, 1802
Bess Beetles, Chafer, Dung Beetles, D´or Beetles
10
162
549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScarabaeidae
Latreille, 1802
Dung beetles, Flower beetles, Fruit chafers, Rain beetles
134
483
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyScarabaeinae
Latreille, 1802
Dung Beetles, True dung beetles
15
63
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Morocco
15 Genera with 63 Species
Bubas Mulsant, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Caccobius Thomson, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Cheironitis van Lansberge, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Chironitis Lansberge, 17902SpeciesTaxom
Copris Geoffroy, 1764Mexican dung beetle2SpeciesTaxom
Digitonthophagus Balthasar, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Epirinus Reiche, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Euoniticellus Janssens, 17814SpeciesTaxom
Euonthophagus Balthasar, 05SpeciesTaxom
Gymnopleurus Illiger, 18217SpeciesTaxom
Oniticellus Serville, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Onitis Fabricius, 06SpeciesTaxom
Onthophagus Latreille, 179824SpeciesTaxom
Scarabaeus Linnaeus, 17899SpeciesTaxom
Sisyphus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
63 Species and 9 Subspecies
Bubas bison Linnaeus, 1767
Bubas bubaloides Janssens, 1938
Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Caccobius schreberi Linnaeus, 1767
Cheironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Cheironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Cheironitis ungaricus Herbst, 1789
Chironitis furcifer Rossi, 1792
Chironitis irroratus Rossi, 1790
Copris hispanus Linnaeus, 1764
Copris hispanus hispanus Linné, 1764
Digitonthophagus gazella Fabricius, 1787Brown dung beetle
Epirinus flagellatus Fabricius, 1775
Euoniticellus fulvus Goeze, 1777
Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848Intermediate sandy dung beetle
Euoniticellus pallens Olivier, 1789
Euoniticellus pallipes Fabricius, 1781Southern sandy dung beetle
Euonthophagus amyntas Olivier, 1789
Euonthophagus bedeli Reitter, 1891
Euonthophagus crocatus Mulsant & Go..., 1870
Euonthophagus crocatus clementi Baraud, 1960
Euonthophagus crocatus crocatus
Gymnopleurus coriarius (Herbst, 1789)⇒ Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus flagellatus flagellatus Fabricius, 1787
Gymnopleurus mopsus Pallas, 1781
Gymnopleurus mopsus mopsus
Gymnopleurus sturmi (MacLeay, 1821)⇒ Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Gymnopleurus sturmii MacLeay, 1821
Oniticellus pallens (Castelnau, 1840)⇒ Euoniticellus intermedius Reiche, 1848
Onitis alexis septentrionalis Balthasar, 1942
Onitis belial Fabricius, 1798
Onitis ion Olivier, 1789
Onitis miesseni Gusakov & Kl..., 2009
Onitis numida Castelnau, 1840
Onitis numida numida
Onthophagus (Amphionthophagus) melitaeus Fabricius, 1798
Onthophagus (Furconthophagus) furcatus (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus (Onthophagus) taurus Schreber, 1759Bull Headed Dung Beetle
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) latigena d´Orbigny, 1897
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) opacicollis Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) similis (Scriba, 1790)⇒ Onthophagus fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) suturellus Brullé, 1832
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) trigibber Reitter, 1893
Onthophagus (Palaeonthophagus) vacca Linnaeus, 1767
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) andalusicus Waltl, 1835
Onthophagus andalusicus andalusicus
Onthophagus (Paleonthophagus) fracticornis Preyssler, 1790
Onthophagus (Parentius) atricapillus d´Orbigny, 1908
Onthophagus (Parentius) emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) nigellus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Caccobius histeroides Ménétriés, 1832
Onthophagus (Relictonthophagus) punctatus (Illiger, 1803)⇒ Onthophagus emarginatus Mulsant, 1842
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) hirtus Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus (Trichonthophagus) maki Illiger, 1803
Onthophagus aerarius Reitter, 1892
Onthophagus furcaticeps Masters, 1886
Onthophagus nebulosus Reiche, 1864
Onthophagus sticticus Harold, 1867
Onthophagus transcaspicus Koenig, 1888Gazella scarab
Onthophagus variegatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Onthophagus filicornis Harold, 1873
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) cicatricosus (Lucas, 1846)⇒ Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) laticollis Linnaeus, 1767
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) puncticollis (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Geotrupes spiniger Marsham, 1802
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) semipunctatus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus (Ateuchetus) variolosus (Fabricius, 1787)⇒ Ateuchetus semipunctatus Fabricius, 1792
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus (Scarabaeus) sacer (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Scarabaeus pius Illiger, 1803
Scarabaeus aegyptiacus Stolfa, 1938
Scarabaeus palemo Olivier, 1789
Sisyphus schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758
Sisyphus schaefferi schaefferi Linnaeus, 1758

Subnodes of Scarabaeinae with occurrences in Morocco
TribeCanthonini
Péringuey, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeCoprini
Kolbe, 1805
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeGymnopleurini
Lacordaire, 1856
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeOniticellini
d´Orbigny, 1916
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnitini
Hope, 1837
3
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeOnthophagini
Lacordaire, 1856
4
29
Genera
Species

Taxom

TribeScarabaeini
Latreille, 1802
1
9
Genus
Species

Taxom

TribeSisyphini
Mulsant, 1842
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scarabaeinae at artfakta.se
Scarabaeinae at dyntaxa.se
Scarabaeinae at itis.gov